SOLICITATION NOTICE
X -- HOTEL AND TRAINING SPACE FOR EPA CONFERENCE - Announcement
- Notice Date
- 4/25/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 721110
— Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Acquisition Management, EPA/Headquarters, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., 3801R, Washington, District of Columbia, 20460
- ZIP Code
- 20460
- Solicitation Number
- PR-ORD-11-00373
- Archive Date
- 5/25/2011
- Point of Contact
- JOSEPH HICKS, Phone: 202-564-5713
- E-Mail Address
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HICKS.JOSEPH@EPA.GOV
(HICKS.JOSEPH@EPA.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Announcement Notice of Intent to Issue a Purchase Order for EPA's 2011 National Wetlands Program Training Workshop The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR Part 13, intends to award a purchase order to The Westin Providence of Providence, Rhode Island for the following requirement: EPA's 2011 National Wetlands Program Training Workshop The Westin Providence provides a convenient location, facilities conducive to conducting all day training seminars for 50+ people, necessary audio/visual equipment, appropriate food and light refreshments, and hotel accommodations for all attendees. All necessary components for conducting a successful training event are available on the event dates of June 7-9, 2011, therefore making The Westin Providence the best choice for EPA's 2011 National Wetlands Program Training Workshop. This purchase order is for hotel lodging, training facilities, meals, and light refreshments for three (3) days of training and four (4) nights of accommodations for training participants. These requirements are in order to host EPA's 2011 National Wetlands Program Training Workshop. The workshop will be held June 7-9, 2011. The following requirements must be met in order to host EPA's 2011 National Wetlands Program Training Workshop: 1) Fifty (50) rooms, within a ten (10) mile radius from the city center Providence, Rhode Island Metropolitan Area, per night for four (4) nights are needed in order to accommodate the entire group for the dates June 7-9, 2011; 2) A training facility within the hotel that; accommodates up to sixty (60) people, is available for the dates of June 7-9, 2011, provides audio and visual equipment including, but not limited to, a projector and screen, and provides services for meals and light refreshments to be served throughout the day; 3) Environmentally preferable measures and practices used by the facility to meet EPA's Green Meetings and Conferences requirements. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 721110. Any hotel that believes it is capable of meeting EPA's requirements as stated herein may submit a response, which if received by the response date of this announcement, will be considered. Responses to this posting must be in writing and are due by 1400 on May 10th, 2010. Inquiries must be sent to Joseph Hicks by e-mail at hicks.joseph@epa.gov or by fax at (202) 565-2560. EPA GREEN MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES (MAY 2007) (a) The mission of the EPA is to protect human health and the environment. We expect that all Agency meetings and conferences will be staged using as many environmentally preferable measures as possible. Environmentally preferable means products or services that have a lesser or reduced effect on the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose. (b) As a potential meeting or conference provider for EPA, we require information about environmentally preferable features and practices your facility will have in place for the EPA event described in the solicitation. (c) The following list is provided to assist you in identifying environmentally preferable measures and practices used by your facility. More information about EPA's Green Meetings initiative may be found on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/oppt/greenmeetings/. Information about EPA voluntary partnerships may be found at http://www.epa.gov/partners/index.htm. (1) Do you have a recycling program? If so, please describe. (2) Do you have a linen/towel reuse option that is communicated to guests? (3) Do guests have easy access to public transportation or shuttle services at your facility? (4) Are lights and air conditioning turned off when rooms are not in use? If so, how do you ensure this? (5) Do you provide bulk dispensers or reusable containers for beverages, food and condiments? (6) Do you provide reusable serving utensils, napkins and tablecloths when food and beverages are served? (7) Do you have an energy efficiency program? Please describe. (8) Do you have a water conservation program? Please describe. (9) Does your facility provide guests with paperless check-in & check-out? (10) Does your facility use recycled or recyclable products? Please describe. (11) Do you source food from local growers or take into account the growing practices of farmers that provide the food? Please describe. (12) Do you use biobased or biodegradable products, including biobased cafeteriaware? Please describe. (13) Do you provide training to your employees on these green initiatives? Please describe. (14) What other environmental initiatives have you undertaken, including any environment-related certifications you possess, EPA voluntary partnerships in which you participate, support of a green suppliers network, or other initiatives? Include "Green Meeting" information in your quotation so that we may consider environmental preferability in selection of our meeting venue.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
- Zip Code: 02903
- Zip Code: 02903
- Record
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